$65 Million Land Sale Advances Former Naval Air Station Redevelopment
The former South Weymouth Naval Air Station redevelopment took a major step forward this week as New England Development and Brookfield Properties advanced a $65 million land sale, moving long-awaited plans for housing, commercial space, infrastructure and open space closer to reality across Weymouth, Rockland and Abington.
TOWN HALL
According to the town's News Flash feed, New England Development and Brookfield Properties are advancing their plan for the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station site with a $65 million land sale, a deal town officials describe as moving the long-awaited redevelopment forward across the three host communities of Weymouth, Rockland and Abington. The sale builds on this week's separate $11.5 million infrastructure agreement covered in prior editions, together signaling renewed momentum on the decades-long SWNAS project.
Fiscal Year 2027 first-quarter tax payments are due Monday, August 3, 2026, with preliminary bills mailed June 29, town officials confirmed.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The town's community calendar points to Food Truck Friday on Friday, July 31, a recurring local gathering drawing residents out for the evening.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"E-Bike Safety Concerns Grow In MA As Crashes, Injuries Rise" — Police, doctors and state officials are working to keep pace with rising e-bike popularity and associated crash and injury numbers across Massachusetts, according to Weymouth Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/weymouth/s/kkiyg/e-bike-safety-concerns-grow-in-ma-as-crashes-injuries-rise)
"🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Weymouth coach helping lead USA Hockey's top collegians" — Weymouth Patch's morning roundup highlights a local hockey coach's national role along with other community happenings, per Weymouth Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/weymouth)
"🌱 Patch AM: How a Cohasset teen's recycling project could soon help Weymouth boaters" — A South Shore teen's recycling initiative could have practical benefits for Weymouth's boating community, according to Weymouth Patch's daily brief. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/weymouth)
COMING UP
Food Truck Friday takes place Friday, July 31, per the town's community calendar.
The Weymouth School Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, August 20, from 6-8 p.m. at Weymouth Town Hall, according to the district calendar.
Fiscal Year 2027 first-quarter tax payments are due Monday, August 3.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.